Swelling kinetics of linseed oil‐based nanocomposites |
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| Authors: | Vinay Sharma J. S. Banait P. P. Kundu |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Chemical Technology, Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering & Technology, Sangrur 148106, Punjab, India;2. Faculty of Physical Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002, Punjab, India |
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| Abstract: | The solvent‐resistance properties of the montmorillonite‐filled conjugated linseed oil‐based nanocomposites are studied in tetrahydrofuran through equilibrium swelling method at different temperatures. The values of “n” in solvent transport equation are found to be below “0.5,” showing the non‐Fickian diffusion in the polymer. The dependence of the diffusion coefficient on the composition, percentage of clay, and temperature has been studied for nanocomposite samples. The diffusion coefficient increases with an increase in the clay contents and temperature. The crosslink density of the nanocomposites ranges from 101.07 to 237.46 × 106 mol/cm3. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2009 |
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| Keywords: | conjugated linseed oil nanocomposite montmorillonite sorption non‐Fickian diffusion |
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